Though not all were hiding the gold on their person – some stashed the nuggets in their hand luggage or children’s strollers – the “ingenious way of concealment,” as India’s Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) calls it, was how most passengers tried to sneak the precious metal into the country.

The rectum gold was discovered upon “thorough examination,” the DRI said. Once the nuggets were found, they were confiscated by authorities. In total, the DRI confiscated over $46,000 in gold.

The haul was large, but no individual smuggler was caught carrying enough gold to meet the criminal threshold and were allowed to go free.